AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3173 vs 3092

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3173 vs 3092

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18267 vs 16545

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18267 vs 16545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3173

3092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16545

18267

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	3173	3092
PassMark - CPU mark	16545	18267

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 3+
Launch date	Jan 2022	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	545	557
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)